Cannabis and Politics; tell your drunk self to go home; and The Word - how to teach reading.

Sex workers and financial services; Pacifica writers residency; and the Whitney Houston documentary opens this week, film maker and critic Graeme Tuckett tells us more.

Lately with Karyn Hay

Tonight on the show: end of another week... and an Oklahoma youth football referee has created a facebook page called Offside where he offers 100 dollars US for videos to be sent in of people abusing the ref in order to shame the rising tide of unruly parents and spectators at youth sports events in the US.. This is really taking off: In a moment we'll talk to KEN WALLACE REFEREE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER NZ FOOTBALL and see if it's an issue here... Burberry the upmarket British fashion label has apparently mbeen burning millions of dollars worth of clothes to prevent them being stolen or sold cheaply. and we'll play a bit of music on Kiwi Rules with the trombone player from Fat Freddy's Drop, Joe Lindsay... they've got a new single out today called 'Trickle Down'

Tonight on the show: The Pike River Recovery Agency have come up with a concept plan outlining three re-entry options. Sonya Rockhouse will join us in a moment Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Pope to fire the Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, after he was convicted of concealing child sex abuse... child protection advocate Hetty Johnstone will be on the line from Australia... ... and genetically modified grass is being trialled by AgResearch in the US -- for possible use here... I'll talk to Barry Scott, Professor of Molecular Genetics, at Massey University. What do you think about genetic modification in New Zealand...are you for or against and why? Text me on 2101...

Getting on the bus in Wellington Housing New Zealand tenant joins their board. The Word - with Nick Ward from Crosswords podcast.

Georgina Beyer invited to speak at the Oxford Union. Japan coming to terms with its worst weather related disaster of the 21st century. Massive iceberg threatening Greenland village.

on the programme tonight we hear a little about the diplomacy which made the international cave rescue we speak to our correspondent in Russia - which is hosting a visit from the president of the united states - I wonder if Mr Trump will have anything to say about Pussy Riot? given it's a word he's known to be familiar with.. and Karen Middleton has new books from Liz Byrski - and Isa Ritchie - with a reading from the former

The Emmy nominations are in; Flying Nun gifts master tapes to the National Library; and Kiwi Rules with Blair Parkes.

Are big business finally tackling climate change; why an obesity epidemic is inevitable; APRA Silver Scrolls shortlist announced.